Bariatric Surgery
Virtua's bariatric surgery team is with you on your weight-loss journey, giving you the tools and support you need to succeed.
Achieving lasting weight loss is difficult, but Virtua is with you through the challenge. Our comprehensive program offers several bariatric surgery options to meet your individual health needs, one-on-one guidance from a bariatric navigator, and nutritional and emotional support.
Our Approach to Bariatric Surgery
Virtua's bariatric surgery team is here for you at any point in your weight-loss journey. We meet you right where you are with the information and support you need.
Do you want to learn more about bariatric surgery?
Join our bariatric information session to learn about the latest bariatric surgery options, hear from experienced bariatric patients, and meet Virtua's bariatric surgeons.
Are you ready to meet with a surgeon to see if bariatric surgery is right for you?
Schedule your initial consultation with a bariatric surgeon. In this 30-minute appointment, you'll discuss your health history, BMI (body mass index), diet and exercise habits, and weight-loss goals. You'll also discuss the types of bariatric procedures to see what might work best for you.
If you choose to have bariatric surgery, a bariatric navigator will be your guide for the whole journey. Your navigator is your primary contact, helping you through the required steps before surgery, managing physician referrals, and answering your questions.
Your bariatric navigator will coordinate your appointments with clinicians who will help you optimize your health before surgery. This includes:
- Registered dietitians to prepare you now for the diet changes and nutrition requirements you need to lose weight and feel healthy after surgery
- Psychologist, who specializes in supporting bariatric patients, helps you identify current habits and overcome mental barriers so you can reach your weight-loss goals
- Pulmonologist, cardiologist, and gastroenterologist, who will make sure you're healthy for surgery
- Other medical specialists, if needed, depending on your health history
Your bariatric navigator continues providing one-on-one support to aid your weight-loss success after surgery.
Virtua Bariatric Surgery Providers
Virtua's board-certified bariatric surgeons provide minimally invasive and robotic options for gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, duodenal, and modified duodenal switch (SADI-S) surgeries.
Virtua Bariatric Surgery Locations
Virtua offers bariatric surgery consultations and follow-up care at locations throughout Burlington and Camden counties.
The Virtua Difference for Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric surgery nurse navigation
Virtua is the only bariatric surgery provider in South Jersey offering personal, one-on-one navigation through every step of your weight-loss journey.
Bariatric surgery nurse navigation
Virtua is the only bariatric surgery provider in South Jersey offering personal, one-on-one navigation through every step of your weight-loss journey.
National accreditation
The Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) designated Virtua Health as a comprehensive bariatric surgery center. This accreditation means our program meets nationally recognized bariatric surgical standards for safe, patient-centered care. It also demonstrates how Virtua’s comprehensive program offers the surgical, nutrition, fitness, behavioral, and emotional support you need to meet your weight-loss goals.
National accreditation
The Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) designated Virtua Health as a comprehensive bariatric surgery center. This accreditation means our program meets nationally recognized bariatric surgical standards for safe, patient-centered care. It also demonstrates how Virtua’s comprehensive program offers the surgical, nutrition, fitness, behavioral, and emotional support you need to meet your weight-loss goals.
Robotic bariatric surgery
Virtua was the first health system in South Jersey providing robotic surgery for bariatric procedures and bariatric revision surgery. The benefits include less pain, lower risk of infection, and decreased length of stay after surgery.
Robotic bariatric surgery
Virtua was the first health system in South Jersey providing robotic surgery for bariatric procedures and bariatric revision surgery. The benefits include less pain, lower risk of infection, and decreased length of stay after surgery.
Experienced surgeons
Virtua’s board-certified bariatric surgeons perform more than 700 bariatric surgeries annually, providing assurance that you’re in expert hands.
Experienced surgeons
Virtua’s board-certified bariatric surgeons perform more than 700 bariatric surgeries annually, providing assurance that you’re in expert hands.
Lifetime support
Your treatment doesn’t end after you’ve had bariatric surgery. Our bariatric surgeons, navigators, dietitians, and psychologists stay connected to support you all throughout your journey. We help you stay accountable to your goals and weight-loss success through check-ins with the team, a monthly support group, and through our private, Facebook support group.
Lifetime support
Your treatment doesn’t end after you’ve had bariatric surgery. Our bariatric surgeons, navigators, dietitians, and psychologists stay connected to support you all throughout your journey. We help you stay accountable to your goals and weight-loss success through check-ins with the team, a monthly support group, and through our private, Facebook support group.
My bariatric surgeon changed my life. The whole team was supportive, even when I fell off the wagon or made a mistake. They never gave up on me.
Jenna
Lost 200 pounds and had a son after years of fertility struggles
It made me cry! I can’t believe I can fit in this size.
Roxanne
Are you thinking about bariatric surgery?
Join us for a free information session to learn more about surgical options for weight loss. Meet Virtua's board-certified bariatric surgeons, and see how bariatric surgery can help you reach your health and wellness goals.
Bariatric Surgery Quick links
How can we help you?
Join Virtua's bariatric surgery support group
If you’ve had or are planning to have bariatric surgery, you’re on the road to a healthier life. Join our free, monthly bariatric surgery support group to make the journey easier.